JEFFREY C. BENGTSON

813-***-****/adrm6v@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY AND SKILLS

An accomplished and business savvy professional with 30 years of Management, Operational, and Total Quality Leadership experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results & business value in high-growth environments and establishing key relationships with business segments globally. Skilled in managing all aspects of finance and operations, warehousing (order/inventory management & sourcing resources), sales management, solution selling, market share, growth, and customer relations. Recognize for possessing an untiring work ethic, high level of enthusiasm, and attention to detail coupled with technical proficiency. Exceptional communication, presentation & interpersonal skills to grasp new concepts quickly and constructively utilize the same. Skill Areas: Strategic/Operations Planning P&L Management Process Improvement Human Resources

Shipping Warehouse Management Financial Reporting Training Sales Management Cross Function Team Leadership CRM Problem-Solving Analytic Skills Team Management Real Estate Management Start-up Operations Raising Capital M&A Risk Management Budgeting Construction Management Fleet Management Entrepreneur Visionary Leadership + Much More PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Blue Water Consulting, Tampa, FL & Alexandria, VA

Founder/COO/General Manager

2003 – Present

Responsible for the overall performance of the company, including Sales, Finance, and HR

Responsible for all financial reports and P&L

As a business consulting company, responsible for creating a Breakthrough Competitive Advantage for each company along with; Analysis of Financial Statements and recommendations; Reducing/Leveraging Cost Structures, Improving & Simplifying Cost Structures, Improving HR functions, Training upper management in Strategic Growth and Operations.

Clients served included: Many start-up companies in various areas; Restaurants, Bakeries, Hotels, Real Estate, Construction, Property Management, Environmental Services, Recycling, Manufacturers.

NOTE: This company has been in operation since 2003. SweetBake, Inc. Alexandria, VA

COO/CFO

2017 to 2019

Planned, implemented, and acquired two additional restaurant locations, adding 20 wholesale customers and increasing revenues by adding 16 Farmers Markets locations.

Reengineered business processes to include bakery distribution and reshaped commercialization plan.

Instilled urgency for financial discipline.

Collaborated on all financial and legal negotiations.

Improved revenues by 105% within a twelve-month period.

Increased wholesale contracts from 2 to 18.

Developed and analyzed all financial instruments (P&L, budgets, cash flow, balance sheet, Et Al).

Supervised and amended all key business activities.

Collaborated and negotiated all corporate contracts.

Created all warehousing and distribution aspects.

Supervised a cross-functional team of 40+ staff. EF Block Atlantic, LLC/3J, Inc. Alexandria, VA

Founder/COO/CFO

2015 – 2017

Retained to design/build-out of three manufacturing facilities

Planned all operations/logistic/distribution needs as the exclusive manufacturer and distributor in the eastern United States of a patented-pending product, EF Block™.

Obtained seed capital, however, mezzanine financing did not materialize. American Fiber Green Products, Inc. Tampa, FL

Director of Operations

2012–2015

Supervised all operations, logistics and distribution.

Took operational accountability for recycling 400+ fiberglass wind blades (approx. 12 tons each) throughout the western United States.

Reduced operating costs by 20%.

Improved operational timing through Product Engineering, Warehouse and Supply Chain improvements.

Developed four multi-million-dollar fiberglass recycling centers around the country. SDH Group, Inc. Tampa, FL

Founder/CEO/CFO

2006-2012

Created/implemented a high-tech holding company specializing in technologies and services in manufacturing, recycling, and sustainable development (wind/solar energy, alternative fuels).

Raised more than $2,000,000.00 in private equity, negotiated and signed contracts for an additional

$8,000,000.00.

Purchased and ran operations (Product Engineering, Warehouse, Distribution, Sales) of Tampa Bay Recycling, LLC a multi-unit metals recycling facility, and increased sales by 130% in the first year and 26% average in following years.

Authored all filings with FINRA for SDH Group to become a public company. Prior Employment, in Brief

Morgan Stanley/Hornblower Fischer & Co. Bengtson -Scott Publishing, Inc. Financial Advisor-Stockbroker Publisher/Co-Founder 1998-2003 (SEC Series 7, 63 & 65) 1994-1998

Arizona Charlie’s Hotel Casino(Becker

Gaming)

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense DrugControl Policy

Director of Security & Surveillance

Operations

Deputy Director Interagency Affairs (Political

Appointment)

1993-1995 1989-1993

Presidential Inaugural Committee Bush Quayle Presidential Campaign Group Director, Marketing Deputy Director of Security 198*-****-****

United States Army (CID/MPI) Conducted criminal investigations and counterterrorism operations throughout Europe & ran a counter-drug team in Alabama. Duty Stations: West Berlin, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Heidelberg, West Germany; Anniston, Alabama; Mons, Belgium. Honorably Discharged with Service-Connected Disability. 1981-1988 Volunteer Services

Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, Alexandria, VA 2001-2006 & 2015 to Present

Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, Tampa, FL 2006-2014

President, Belle Haven on the Green Association 2016-2019

Rotary International, McLean, VA 2004-2006

Volunteer Fairfax, 2015-2017

Board Member, Las Vegas Security Chief Association 1993-1996 EDUCATION AND OTHER

B.S. University of Maryland (Europe) 1988

A.A. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, 1980 Morgan Stanley Registered Representative Training 1998 United States Army, Leadership Development School, Criminal Investigations School & Counter-Terrorism School

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